High School Competition:

The High School Competition is open to all high school students. Students may submit one or more pieces of writing as one file, maximum 10 single-spaced pages, endorsed by a teacher and released by a parent or guardian. The winner will receive:

Cash award of $5,000

Travel and lodging* to attend the Colony’s National Award Ceremony

College Competitions:

The Two-Year College Writing Award Competition is open to first- and second-year full-time students enrolled in community colleges, junior colleges, and technical colleges. Maximum length of entry is 15 single-spaced pages. Winner will receive the following:

Scholarship to the Norman Mailer Writers Colony during the summer of 2013

Travel and lodging* to attend the Colony’s National Award Ceremony

NEW! The Poetry Award is open to full-time students enrolled in four-year colleges, two-year colleges, junior colleges, and technical colleges. Students may submit one or more poems, to a maximum of 10 pages. The winner will receive:

Cash award of $5,000

Travel and lodging* to attend the Colony’s National Award Ceremony

These competitions will close at noon on April 30. For more information, or to enter, visit http://www.ncte.org/awards/student/nmwa. Please feel free to pass this on to your colleagues or students who might be interested in these exciting awards. If you have questions, please contact nmw@ncte.org.

*Funding for travel is limited to the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii. Canadian and other foreign students are eligible to enter. Outside of the United States a $500.00 USD payment toward travel will be allowed. Hotel will be paid as for students in the United States.